Wheel-tire.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN LEO BIB-NEE, OF NEW IOEK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB, BY DIRECT MEBNH; A8- BIGNHEN'IS, T AUTO SECTIONAL LELTHER TIBE COHPANY, 01? NEW YORK, N. Y.,

.L CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

WHEEL-TIRE.

Spcolflcation of Letters Patent Application and m 14, 1910. Serial No. 571,945. 4

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, Hana-tan L. Brenna,

a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hun- %ary,, and a resident of the city of'New ork, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Wheel-Tire, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact dc-' scri tion'.

T e object of the invention is to rovide from the wheel rim whenever desired for repairing or other purposes; without disturbing the other sections.

For the purpose mentioned the tire is made in independent sect-1ons,removably attached to the wheel rim, and each consisting- -of a rim plate, atread plate, a spring interposed between the rim plate and the treadplate at the middle-thereof, and flexible inelastic connections between the ends of the tread plate and the rim plate.

.A practical embodimentof the invention.

- is re resented in the accompanying drawlib.

which similar ciaracters of reference indi-- ings orminga 'art of this specification, in

cate corresponding arts in all the views.

i re 1 is a si e elevation of a wheel imphroved tire, parts .be--

m'g shown in section; ig. 2 IS an enlarlged transverse section of 'the same on the me 2-2 of Fig. 1; I i? t1 tireisection with e cover and tread removed and part'of the rim plate shown .in

" m theperiphek'al face of whi section; and Fig. 4, is an end view of one of 'the sections.

The hub A ofthewheel is provided with the usualspokes Band the rim 0, having 'upwardlvand inwardly -.extendingside flanges C, as plainly indicated in 'Fi 2. On the rim-C of the svhecl is arrange for t e reception of the end of a coil. spring E, seated at its outer-end m a seat F formed on the inner'face or abroad lgita'F, a

3 is an end view of a the wheel tire made in'sections, alike in con- '--scr ewrod N for moving the pigs L, 111

face, of the rim 0' engagement with the flanges G of I Patented Feb. 20,1912.

connected with each other by pairs-of cables I, fastened in place at the said ends by screws J as plainl indicated in Fig. 3. By the arrangement es'cribed, the tread late F, cushioning plate .G and the tread are yieldingy supported atthe middle b the spring from the rim plate- D, an ,the ends of the tread. plate F, cushioning plate G'and tread H are able-to yield owing to the flexible connection by the cables I with the rim plate D. A cable connection K is also made centrally through the spring E between the'rim plate-D and the tread plate F. Y

In order to removably fasten a tire section in position on the rim 0, use is made of palrs o lugs L, L mounted to slide transversely in suitable guideways D formed on the riin plate D, as plain] shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the said lugs L are adapted to pass with their outer ends into enga ement with the side flanges C, to hold t c section and tire in position onthe rim 0 (see Iji 2). Each pair of lugs L, L is prov1 ed with outwardly-extending flanges L, L, and a transversescrew rod=N screws in the flaIEe L andis mounted to turn in-the flange so that whenthe screw N is turned in one direction the lugs L, L can move outward into on agement with the flanges G, and 'wheat e screw rod N is turned in the opposite direction, the lugs L L are moved toward each other and out oi gi gagement with the flanges C. A lock nut or out of therimG.

A cover P of leather or other similar gittble materiel isfastene'd to the'tread a. 5'

cover P are in their outward locking passing thexmid leportipn of the.

between adjacentlayers H o! the which pro'ect the heads N z'str 'ripherel faces cated in Fig. l. The rivets necti'ons' between tread H, as indicated in Fig. 2. The sides of the cover 1' have their lower ed es clamped in position between the 111 Li" and the rim flanges C so as to old the tread H' in position on the cushioning plate G and to hold the latter in tread plateF. The ends of e coverP are fastened together by n suit-able lacing Q,

as indicated in Fig. i end one of the sides of the cover P is provided with caps R, into of thescrew rods-N; y unscrewin a cap, ready access is bad to the hou s N' of the screw rod,-to ermit the application of the wrench O or other tool, as previously explained. y .In orderto cover the joints at the peof adjacent tire sections, use is made of 'a. plate or layer H secured to and 'extendin from the trend of one section across t e joint into- 9, recess on the trend of the as plainly indi-, H of the-trends H and plate H? may be provided with sue-l tion on s H ,to insure a firm grip of thej end on the roadway. r

From the. fore oing it will be seen that; the sections of t e wheel tire are wholly} indcpendent one of the other, and are re-,' movably secured to the rim 0 of the wheel,- and each Section has its trend yieldingly supported so as to properly. cushion the. wheel, thus; insuring easy riding of the persons in the automobile or other motor vehicle.

It will also be noticed that each section of next section,

the wheel tire can be quickly removed. whenever desired, for repairs or other purposes, and each tireis composed of comparatively few parts, not liable easily to getont of order.

Having thus described my' invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: l V

1. A wheel tire made in sections arrangedaronnd the rim of the wheel, each section comprising a rim plate, coil spring interposed between the said'rim late and the said tread plate at the mid-' le thereof, n flexible inelastic connection be-- tween. the rim and tread plates at the center of the plates, said connection extending .throughithe spring, flexible inelastic 0011-.

the ends of th'esaid rim sition' on the, 3?

meansinter osed late and tread plate, and means carried y the rim platefor detachably securing thesection'to the rim eta-wheel.

2. A wheel tire-made in sections arranged eround the-rim of the wheel, each section comprlsmg a 'rim plate, provided with transverse ideweys, a trend plate, resilient meens interposed between the said rim plate and-the said trend plate, pairs of fastoning lu s'-mounted to slide in the guideways-cf tie said rim plate and having outwardly extending flanges, end transversely extendin screw rods each mounted in onexo the flanges and screwing in the other flange of a pair of lugs to move the letter into or out of engagement with the wheel'rim'flen es. 7 v

3. The co n ination with a. wheel rim having inwardly extending'side flanges, of -a -tire made in sections, arranged around therim of the wheel,en.ch section com rismg o .rim plate, a tread plate, resiient between the said ri'm plate and the sai tread plate, pairs of fastening lugs mounted to slide transversely on the said rim plate for engaging and ,disengaging the wheel rim flanges, a screw rod enging each pair of fastening lugs to move t e lattertransversely inand out of engagementwith the wheel rim, a tread andn cover attached to the said trend and, ex-

tending over thesides and ends of the seotion, and clamped between the said fastening lugs and the wheel rim flange.

I 4, A wheel tire made in sections, each section consisting of a rim plete, atreacl plate, a coiled spring interposed between the said plates at the center of length thereof, flexible inelastic"connections between the ends of the said plates, a cushion on the a tread plate, a

tread plate, a trend on. the cushion, a cover for the section secured at its center to the trend, and means carried by the rim plate for engaging the rim of awheel to detach ably secure the section and its'cover to said rim.

In testimony whereof name -to this specification two subscribing witnesses.

. HERMAN LEQBIENER.

Witnesses:

Tmro. G. Herman,

I have signed my in the presence of Palms D. Ronmnms.

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